In Their Footsteps: The American Visions Guide to African-American Historical Sites [Paperback]

Henry Chase (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1994

This unique travel book is the most comprehensive resource available on black historic sites of interest in all 50 states and Canada, covering more than 500 landmarks, including museums, famous persons' homes, cemeteries, cultural centers, churches, forts, parks, and monuments. Photos; maps; index.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Similar to but much more comprehensive than George Cantor's Historic Landmarks of Black America ( LJ 8/91), this is an excellent state-by-state historical travel guide to black America by a travel editor living in Africa. Background information and descriptions of churches, museums, battle sites, graves, slave markets, and homes of present and past influential black Americans is provided in an easy-to-read alphabetical and geographical format for travelers, students, and researchers. Visit Underground Railroad stops, restored plantations, African villages, jazz museums, the Negro league's baseball museum, and the sites of Nat Turner's insurrection, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and Uncle Tom's Cabin . Experience a black Mardi Gras celebration and jazz festivals. It's all here, complete with directions, fees, and hours. This book gives readers the chance to explore, learn, and enjoy North America's vast black heritage and history.
- Ann E. Cohen, Rochester P.L., N.Y.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 584 pages
• Publisher: Owlet (February 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805020896
• ISBN-13: 978-0805020892
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,121,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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